Profiles:
Marianne Koch

Marianne Koch

PhD

Associate Dean, Director of HR Programs, Professor at Ageno School of Business, Golden
Gate University

Marianne Koch, PhD, is a management educator, human resources manager and consultant
with much experience in designing, developing and delivering educational programs
and courses, conducting research, and managing and consulting in the fields of human
resource management and labor relations.

Dr. Koch has worked in a variety of venues to: help managers improve how they manage
people at work, help organizations understand, clarify and improve practices for the
management of people at work, and research and write about such issues as collaboration,
work/family practices, and the relationship of human resource management practices
to productivity. She joined Golden Gate University as a professor in the Ageno School
of Business and now serves as Associate Dean and HR Program Director in addition to
teaching about working in teams and managing people at work.

Dr. Koch has diverse experience in the field of education including college professor,
manager of corporate and executive education program, academic consultant to an e-learning
company, and as board member of a private school, and site-council member and board
member of the after-school care program at a public school. In addition to Golden
Gate University, she has been a professor at the University of Oregon (UO), and the
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) where she has taught undergraduates, masters
and PhD students. Her students have included executives in the Oregon Executive MBA
program, healthcare professionals in the Healthcare Management Certificate program
at OHSU, high-tech engineers in the Masters of Science and Technology at OGI/OHSU,
and union members in the Labor Education and Research Center of the UO. She has won
seven awards for her teaching.

Dr. Koch has served as Human Resources Director for two nonprofit organizations. Her
consulting experience includes designing, marketing and delivering management education
programs for such clients as the Portland VA Medical Center and working with Babson
College faculty in Wellesley, MA to design courses for a custom MBA program for Intel
employees. She has worked with boards of several organizations on managerial and organizational
structure issues. She has also served as an expert witness in discrimination cases
and consults with both public and private organizations on human resource management
issues. Dr. Koch has written a book on hiring practices and productivity effects,
in addition to many journal articles and book chapters on labor and human resource
management topics. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation
and the US Department of Labor, as well as other organizations.

Dr. Koch received a BA in history from the University of Michigan with honors and
distinction. She earned a PhD from Columbia University in New York City in business
administration with concentrations in labor relations and human resource management.